1
Q
What are the causes of the eruption?
A
- Earthquakes were beginning to increase and be shallower
- Meant that magma was rising to the surface
- Magma chamber filled up, pressure increased, magma rose towards small cracks
- First lava erupted through fissures as fire fountains
- Second fissure ripped open
2
Q
Short Term Consequences:
A
- Ash inhalation
- At least, 95,000 flights cancelled
- Cost airlines $2 billion a day
- Less demand for air fuel, 1.87m barrels not needed, loss of money for oil industry, increase in petrol costs.
- Grounded air cargo flights stopped delivery of food, flowers and medicine
3
Q
Long-Term Consequences:
A
- World economy was entering a recession phase
- Icelandic banks were in collapse
- Kenya lost $3.5 million due to cancelled trade and perishable foods decaying
- Impacted the population,local water supplies contaminated with flouride.
4
Q
Responses:
A
- The IMO co-ordinated information to share with the public, and a local text message
- To alert the public
- Well-trained National Emergency Agency
- Co-ordinated replacing bridges with temporary structures, clearing away tonnes of ash.
